CFR > Title 20 - Employees' Benefits > CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION > PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950-) > SUBPART P—Determining Disability and Blindness (§404.1501 to §404.1599) > 404.1510—Meaning of substantial gainful activity.

404.1510—Meaning of substantial gainful activity.

Substantial gainful activity means work that—
(a) Involves doing significant and productive physical or mental duties; and
(b) Is done (or intended) for pay or profit.
(See § 404.1572 for further details about what we mean by substantial gainful activity.)